May 3, 2010 / Front Page

Biddeford teen Alex Hoey walks through a thatch of high grass last week at Rotary Park while taking a break from skateboarding. High grass is a common hiding place for ticks, which can transmit Lyme disease. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune) More...

A tick identification card, issued by the Maine Centers for Disease Control, shows the difference between deer ticks and the similar-looking dog ticks, which do not transmit Lyme disease. (COURTESY MAINE CDC) More...

Tires slashed, bushes and trees doused with fuel at Focal Point Gardens

By TAMMY WELLSStaff Writer

ARUNDEL — When Rosemary Whitney arrived at her business, Focal Point Gardens, Thursday morning, the first thing she noticed is that the tires on all eight company vehicles had been slashed. She called 911. Then she noticed a funny s More...

Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, left, holds off Philadelphia Flyers center Darroll Powe (36) from getting to the puck during the third period of Game 1 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Boston Saturday. More...

BOSTON — If there was any question as to whether Bruins' top line center Marc Savard was fit enough for to return to the line up after a seven-week, concussion-induced layoff, the answer wasn't long in coming. More...

According to the website www.jointogether.org, approximately 9.4 percent of the U.S. population has a diagnosable alcohol or other drug related disorder, or more than 19.4 million people in our country alone. More...